DUBAI, Dec 13 — A new draft for the final declaration of the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai does not include the clear phase-out of coal, oil and gas demanded by many countries.

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a draft resolution on Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

MANILA, Dec 12 — The Philippines' Foreign Ministry said today that it has summoned China's ambassador to Manila to protest "back-to-back harassments" in the South China Sea at the weekend.

BANGKOK, Dec 12 — Myanmar has become the world's largest source of opium, thanks to domestic instability and a decline in cultivation in Afghanistan, the United Nations (UN) said in a report today.

PIDIE, Dec 12 — Myanmar's Rohingya face a wave of hostility and rejection in Indonesia, where regional communities say they are fed up with a spike in the numbers of boats carrying the persecuted ethnic minority to their shores.

GENEVA, Dec 11 — World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the situation in Gaza yesterday, stating that "without a cease-fire, there is no peace." His statement came during his closing remarks at a special session of the WHO’s executive board, during...

DUBAI, Dec 11 — An initiative has been launched during the ongoing COP28 climate conference to shore up the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

HANOI, Dec 11 — Nvidia wishes to establish a base in Vietnam to develop the country's semiconductor industry as it considers the Vietnamese market an important one, the Vietnamese government said, citing the United States (US) chipmaker's chief executive.

BEIJING/MANILA, Dec 11 — The Philippines and China traded accusations yesterday over a collision of their vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate.

Beijingm Dec 10 —The Philippines and China traded accusations on Sunday over a collision of their vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate.

RAMALLAH (Palestine), Dec 10 — In the aftermath of Israeli aggression in Gaza and the West Bank, the death toll has soared to 17,674, with over 49,300 individuals wounded, Palestine News Agency (WAFA) reported.

ISTANBUL, Dec 10 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday reiterated his call to reform the United Nations (UN) Security Council, where the United States (US) vetoed a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza the previous day.

GAZA/CAIRO — Israel pounded the Gaza Strip from north to south on Saturday in an expanded phase of its two-month-old attack against the Palestinians, after the United States wielded its UN Security Council veto to shield its ally from a global demand for a ceasefire.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 — Palestine’s United Nations (UN) envoy Riyad al-Mansour slammed the UN Security Council’s failure to adopt a draft resolution seeking a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza on Friday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

BANGKOK, Dec 8 — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Friday unveiled plans to preserve and promote Songkran traditions across diverse communities to ensure its continued vibrancy for future generations.

z`NEW DELHI, Dec 8 — India has banned the export of onions until March next year to boost domestic supplies and contain consumer inflation.

RAMALLAH, Dec 8 — The Palestinian Presidency has called on all council members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to vote in favour of a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire and the protection of civilians in Gaza, based Article 99 of the United Nations Charter.

BANGKOK, Dec 8 —China will establish a China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) in regional automaking hub Thailand, Thailand's government said on Friday, the centre's fourth such facility in the world.

NEW YORK, Dec 8 —- Apple is allocating product development resources for iPad to Vietnam, Nikkei reported on Friday, citing sources briefed on the matter.

LONDON/DETROIT Dec 8 — The rise of inexpensive Chinese electric vehicles has upped the pressure on legacy automakers who have turned to suppliers, from battery materials makers to chipmakers, to squeeze out costs and develop affordable EVs quicker than previously planned.